Returned to an SV

Hello all! After a couple years on my gsxr I decided to sell it and get another sv for some fun run outs and work commutes, picked this up today and have to say I missed riding these things! Delighted with the bike so far, missed the v-twin!, previous owner kept this thing nice and tidy.

Anyway, hopefully there are no issues found with it as it is an 03, so gonna probably stick it in for a service straight away to make sure it's all good. Happy so far though!

Couple pics added.

Bazz

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[SV650rules]

Welcome back to SV world, who needs a screaming IL4 anyway ? that's a nice looking bike, very tidy !!

[Tannoy964]

Looks like an very nice example, and your right...they are fun!
Very much an underrated motorcycle in my opinion...well not here obviously!

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by Tannoy964

Looks like an very nice example, and your right...they are fun!
Very much an underrated motorcycle in my opinion...well not here obviously!

+10
I'm new to the SV650 but so far mine has been brilliant.Just so easy to ride and control with oomph where it needs it and of course there's something special about a V-Twin exhaust note loud or quiet

[DomP]

That looks stunning in white! been thinking of getting a double bubble too, is that a Chinese Ebay one or an expensive job? I was thinking of trying a £12 Chinese one

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[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by DomP

That looks stunning in white! been thinking of getting a double bubble too, is that a Chinese Ebay one or an expensive job? I was thinking of trying a £12 Chinese one

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Go for it Dom.I've had loads of cheap Chinese stuff off eBay over the years and it's all worked.Yeh I've had to fettle a bit here and there but for the price it's always worth a punt IMHO and I've seen your skills on here so no probs

China,like Taiwan and Japan before,has had to and inevitably upped their QC.

I couldn't find any UK or Euro hand-guards I could use but found some cheap Chinese ones that have worked out perfectly.Yeh I had to wait 2 weeks plus but what the hell

[DomP]

Thanks mate, like you say for £12 it's worth a punt.

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Originally Posted by DomP

That looks stunning in white! been thinking of getting a double bubble too, is that a Chinese Ebay one or an expensive job? I was thinking of trying a £12 Chinese one

Thanks guys, yeah it's really nice in white, stands out well I think.

Think it's a genuine Dom, I bought a cheaper one for my old SV and had a few issues fitting it if I remember as the holes didn't align exactly right. But things may have improved nowadays, but not sure, it's always a risk but for 12 quid it may be worth a punt.

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by DomP

Thanks mate, like you say for £12 it's worth a punt.

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On a couple of occasions some small things didn't arrive.I always got refunded so no biggy

I'm awaiting a £0.99 pence Temp gauge.It's just a,"Farkle"(I think that's from my USA forums and means something you don't really need but just want).I miss having a Temp gauge on my SV.My old CX500s had a nice one.I even made a replacement voltage replacement unit for pennies when the original broke down using an LED bulb and IC chip as one of the CX guys(Reg) came up with the fix

http://cx500forum.com/forum/technica...regulator.html

But from what I have seen and experienced on my SV so far the cooling system is way more efficient than my old CX500s and I am a,"Zen Master" on CX500 liquid cooled engines<grin>

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by barryl55

Thanks guys, yeah it's really nice in white, stands out well I think.

Think it's a genuine Dom, I bought a cheaper one for my old SV and had a few issues fitting it if I remember as the holes didn't align exactly right. But things may have improved nowadays, but not sure, it's always a risk but for 12 quid it may be worth a punt.

Forgot to say.Yeh it does look really cool and that's from a,"Nekked Bike" guy




Beware,"Grendel"